Cloud computing

							                                                                                          Cloud computing
Tech Word of the Day for February 8, 2010                                          uses 3rd party services to perform 
                                                                                         computing needs on a  
Cloud computing                                                                       publicly accessible IP basis.    Source:   
                                                                                                                            ServePath 

         - A new generation of computing that utilizes distant servers for data storage and management,
allowing the device to use smaller and more efficient chips that consume less energy than standard computers.
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                                                        Cloud services                    Who uses Cloud Computing?
  Cloud computing networks large groups                have 3 distinct 
  of servers, usually with low‐cost consumer           characteristics:                  •   Dell 
                                                                
  PC technology, with specialized 
                                                      o Sold on demand                   •   IBM 
  connections to spread data‐processing                                                  •   Sun 
                                                        ‐usually by the 
  chores across them.  
                                                        minute or  hour                  •   Microsoft 
  This shared IT infrastructure contains large        o Elastic ‐ as little              •   Amazon 
                                                        or as much 
  pools of systems that are linked together.                                             •   Web‐based e‐mail services  
                                                        service at any 
                                                                                              o Hotmail 
  Often, virtualization techniques are used to          given time 
  maximize the power of cloud computing.              o Can be private or                     o Yahoo! Mail 
                                                        public                                o    Gmail 
                                                                                          Sources: Webopedia & HowStuffWorks.com 
               Source: Webopedia                             Source: whatis.com